1999 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 4
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[hide]Problem
The diagram shows the miles traveled by bikers Alberto and Bjorn. After four hours, about how many more miles has Alberto biked than Bjorn?
Solution
After 4 hours, we see that Bjorn biked 45 miles, and Alberto biked 60. Thus the answer is .
Solution 2
We see that each dot is units away from the nearest one above it. So the answer is .
See Also
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